Ahh, but the atmosphere is what brought Howard here.  And others.  How many times do you have to hear that the newer places are more lackluster in terms of crowd noise.  The biggest complaint about the Alfond is the training rooms and lockerrooms
and if those are upgraded the way they say they are going to be, then that side of things will be better off.  I don't know that more seating is necessarily needed.  I don't think either games this past weekend were sellouts, so that tells me that
more seats (say 6500) are not needed.

Not to mention there is no money around for such a facility to be built any time soon.

Sure the Balcony is cramped, and each seat doesn't have a cupholder, but really, its not that bad.  It's no fenway.

-Jake

The Maine Hockey Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Part of me would rather see a new rink built than a renovation of Alfond.